Egg separator



Patented Mar., if), lll.

@SCAR WLLIAIVI MOESLEN, QF HAB/RSE-SBURET, PENNSYLVANA.

EGG SEFABATOR.

Application filed. :December 5, 1922.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, @sofie HW. Moestuin,

a citizen 'of the United States, residing at larrisburg, in the county of Dauphin and i fitate oi ltennsylvania, havel invented a new and useful Egg Separator, of which the Ylellowing is a specilication.

By way of explanation, it inight be stated that in bakeries where large quantities of are used, it irequently happens that in breaking the eggs, the liquor i'roni a inusty or spoiled egg will pass into the container in which have been broken, to the end that the perfect eggs are spoiled resulting in great loss to the person.

.llt is therefore the object of the present invention to protect the contents of the receptacle in which the eggs are broken, :troni the drippings of inusty or eggs uniit for use, by providing a trough at the base of the lip of the receptacle to catch the drippings troni the broken eggs.

it. further object o1 the invention is to if'ifi'wide ineans lor catching the drippings Vfreni the broken eggs which are perfect, thereby reducing the waste oi the egg niatter to a niiniinuni.

il/lith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the cornbinntion and arrangement of parts and in the details ol construction hereinafter deserioed and claimed, it being understood that changes in vthe precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, niay be rnade within `the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure l is a vertical sectional view through a container constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a plan View thereof.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 designates the body portion of the container which is formed with the usual. lip 6, the outer edge thereof acting as a cutting edge on which eggs may be broken.

Exenoing inwardly at the base of the lip e is a `dinge 7 which has an integral upwardly extended lip 8 to provide a stop and prevent the egg inatter from passing into the container.

Connecting the lips 6 and 8 at their ends Serial. No. 80.10%.

are the curved walls 9 that prevent the egg matter treni passing to the container at the ends of the lips. fr lip in licated at l0 is secured to the iront 'the container at a point intermediate the ends thereof, the lip 1G having its outer end disposed in a plane beyond the outer edge oi" the lip 6, so that drippings, incident to 'the breaking of an egg on the lip 6, will fall onto the lip lO and be held therein until the saine niay be eniptied.

ln order that the liouor may be held between the lip l() and nt wall of the container, end walls il are provided. ln the use oi the device, should a inusty egg be brolien over the lip G, the drippings therefrom would pass between the lips 6 and 7, eliminating any possibility et the diippings passing into the container to spoil the contents thereof. i cover indicated at l2 is provided and inay be positioned over the upper end olf the container to close the saine, and retain the contents ci the container when the iiquor i'ironi the niusty egg is being poured from the lip 6.

Wlfhat is claimed is:

ln a device ci the class described, a body portion, a lip lfm-ined the upper end of the body portion, and extending outwardly therefrom, a flange entending downwardly and inwardly from the upper edge or" the body portion at a point adjacent to the lip, an upwardly extended lip orined integral with the inneil edge of the `itlange, the first mentioned lip having curved walls itorinet at its ends and being secured te the second mentioned lip, a lip secured to the outer surface of the body portion at a point interinediate its ends and directly below the first mentioned lip., the lirst mentioned lip extending to a point beyond the outer edge of the first mentioned lip and a cover adapted to rest on the upper edge of the body portion and engage the second inentioned lip to retain material in the body portion while the body portion is being tipped forwardly.

ln testimony that `l claiin the foregoing as my own, l have hereto sinned iny signa-V 

